Meghna Gulzar says her failures, years of no work left parents Gulzar, Rakhee ‘helpless’

Meghna Gulzar, the daughter of renowned filmmaker and lyricist Gulzar and actress Rakhee, recounted to Bollywood Hungama that a phase in her career saw her films failing at the box office for several years, leaving her parents helpless. Despite Gulzar's father already winning seven National Awards and her mother having transitioned to a popular character artist, their industry success did not translate into success for their daughter.

The filmmaker revealed that it was more difficult for her parents to deal with her rough patch before Talvar, as they were both once successful in their own right. However, her parents never encouraged her to compromise her principles in filmmaking. After the success of Talvar, Meghna's first National Award-winning film, she went on to achieve further milestones such as the Rs 100 crore hit Raazi and the National Award-winning period war drama Sam Bahadur.